Does a morally sound tale become less morally sound depending on the morality of the storyteller? A tale is a tale, and basing the moral of a story on the teller rather than the message is absurd. This is why The Pardoner's Tale should win The Host's competition in the Canterbury Tales against The Wife of Bath's Tale. To choose a winner between these two tales, you must first consider the rules of the contest. The animator set the rules that the story must be morally sound, while still being entertaining. The Tales of the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner are both entertaining, but The Pardoner's Tale was the only one of the two that was considered morally sound. The Pardoner's Tale should win out over The Wife of Bath's Tale based on a comparison of the tales being entertaining, morally sound, and meeting all of the contest rules set by The Host. One of the criteria for the story told in this competition is a free dinner at The Host. the room had to be entertaining. Of the two rules, this was the easiest to follow. Both tales told by The Wife of Bath and The Pardoner were entertaining. The Wife of Bath told the amusing story of a knight who rapes a woman. When the knight is put on trial, the king wishes to behead him, but he escapes punishment if he is to marry an elderly lady. Long story short, the knight tries to convince the old lady to let him go free but she convinces him to stay. The knight kisses the lady and suddenly a miracle happens. “Behold, she was young and charming, rich in charms” (427). In the end, the knight had to face a terrible experience trying to avoid marriage with this elder and ended up living happily with a young and beautiful woman. . The Pardoner's Tale is an intense and ironic tale with a message of justice. The tale is three l...... middle of paper ......s Tale would be the winner. If the contest were based on the character's morality, then The Wife of Bath would win out over The Forgiveness. Unfortunately for The Wife of Bath, this is not the case and her story would therefore lose the competition to The Tale of Forgiveness. The Tale of Forgiveness should win out over The Tale of the Wife of Bath based on a comparison of the tales being entertaining, morally sound, and responsive to all. contest rules established by the host. The Pardoner's Tale was entertaining with the three men looking for Death to kill it and in return getting killed by Death. The story was morally sound for all greedy men wishing to kill, dying of each other through greed. The rules of the competition were followed throughout his tale, and the competition was based on the tale and not the storyteller. The Wife of Bath's story lacked moral soundness and this is what led to her fault..